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London: William Heinemann,, 1963. An intimate family copy, with photograph of Frieda inscribed by Plath First edition, first impression, a superb association copy, with contemporary annotations by Ted Hughes and more recent annotations by Frieda Hughes; this copy at one time also had the ownership inscription of Plath herself on the front free endpaper. Loosely inserted is an intimate photo of Plath and the new-born Frieda, inscribed by Plath on the verso, "Frieda almost new Chalcot Square". This copy appears to have been read by Ted Hughes, with two pencil annotations in his hand in the text and marginal pencil lines in four locations. The marginal marks are next to passages relating to the recognition of truth, the "windowless corridor of pain... waiting to open up and shut [women] in again" (p. 68), and the persistence of life "no matter how much you knelt and prayed" (p. 174), while his annotations relate to Olive Higgins Prouty (1882-1974), the novelist and poet widely thought to be the basis… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1963. First edition of the author's classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, small names to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Thomas Simmonds. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable. The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. "In looking at the madness of the world and the world of madness [this book] forces us to consider the great question posed by all truly realistic… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1963. First Edition. Good. First edition, first printing of one of Sylvia Plath's best-known work, here published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Bound in publisher's original black cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Good. Lean to spine, covers stained, light foxing to textblock edge with a remainder mark to the bottom edge. Former owner name and date to front paste down, and letter "B" to front free endpaper. Thin line of paper residue to rear paste down. Pages toned and with an occasional crease. A serviceable copy.

Harper & Row, 1971. First US Edition, first printing. Faint toning to end pages, light fading and rubbing to extremities, spine foot very lightly pressed, fine in near fine, faintly worn dust jacket, with very minor soiling and foxing to inside. Two short, closed tears to lower front panel with subsequent wrinkle, in mylar cover. An excellent copy..

Harper & Row. 1st American edition. Condition: Very fine copy. 8vo, original half-cloth and paper over boards, dust jacket in fine condition. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 296 PP. Stated "First U.S. Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Biographical note by Lois Ames. Drawings by the author. DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1971.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971. First edition of Sylvia Plath's only novel. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pen-and-ink drawings by Plath. Biographical note by Lois Ames. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy Isbey Duevell. An exceptional example. The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. "In looking at the madness of the world and the world of madness [this book] forces us to consider the great question posed by all truly… Read More

London: Faber, 1966. First thus. hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First thus, First UK edition published with Sylvia Plath's real name, three years after the book first appeared, with a pseudonym. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Harper & Row, 1971. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First US edition, as stated on copyright page. Book near fine, slight rubbing along bottom edges and corners, spot on foredge and bottom edge. Dust jacket very good, minor sunning along top edges of flaps, very minor wear.

Faber, 1966. Book. About Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. "Sylvia Plath is a major cultural icon who continues to inspire new generations of female readers. The Bell Jar is one of the defining novels of the 20th century." This novel was first published in 1963, under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas". This is the First edition published under the author's real name. Published 1966, a year before the first American edition. A nice copy, cocked, with a faint stain to the top edge, that does not bleed through to the pages. It is in a very nice, lightly edge worn dust jacket, that has the original 25s price. Quite uncommon..

FABER. Hardcover. Near Fine. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN DJ.FIRST PLATH EDITION This novel was first published in 1963, under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas". This is the First edition published under the author's real name. Published 1966, a year before the first American edition

London: Faber and Faber, [1966, originally published in 1963]. , 1966 First UK edition. Publisher's black cloth, with spine lettered in gilt; in its original white dust jacket, with concentric circles design to front panel, lettered in black and gray. Near fine book, with a touch of toning to spine ends, a gentle lean to spine, a touch of smudging on pp. 161 and 163, and former bookseller's label to front pastedown; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with very light soiling to spine, rear panel, and front flap, light wear to spine ends, and a bit of creasing to top left of front panel. Overall, a lovely copy. The Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical novel about Esther Greenwood's descent into the dark world of clinical depression, or the feeling of being trapped under a bell jar. A young and talented writer, Greenwood's unhappiness spirals into a mental breakdown that lands her in the hospital's psychiatric ward. Many of the people and events in the novel are based on the actual… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. A particularly clean and well-preserved copy, price intact, no markings. 8vo. Original maroon quarter cloth; printed dust jacket designed by Amy Isbey Duevell, unclipped with $6.95 price preserved. First American edition of Plath's only novel, a semi-autobiographical roman à clef. It was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. It was published under her own name in the UK in 1967 - she tragically died by suicide one month after publication. The US edition was not published until 1971, in accordance with the wishes of her husband Ted Hughes and her parents.

London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edtion Thus. A bit of light soiling to inside covers & facing pgs. Moderate wear & some darkening to edges & inside of dust jacket. Some light soiling to back of dust jacket. Slight creasing to top spine end. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. A very nice copy. This novel was first published in 1963, under the psuedonym "Victoria Lucas". This copy of the book is the first edition published under Sylvia Plath's name. It precedes the first U.S. edition, published by Harper and Row in 1971..

New York: Harper & Row, , 1971. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Stated "First U.S. Edition" burgundy cloth, silver letters, lilac end-papers. VG- minor rubbing to extrems, sunning to the very top of the spine. lilac top-stain. 0471. DJ is Fair to Good, creases and closed tears, tape residue. Not price clipped. .

first U.S. edition (stated) first printing (no number line) hardcover in dust jacket (Harper/Row, 1971); no prior owner marks; little age tone to text pages, offsetting end papers; sound binding; clean cover bright titling; rub wear to bottom board edges; dj edge wear: a tear top front, small nicks at spine ends and top corners; flap price present; creased back flap Wllambibab

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Plath, Sylvia. Plath's novelized treatment of her own descent into madness & despair, in 296 pages, including a Biographical Note by Lois Ames & 8 previously unpublished drawings by Plath. Orig. published in Britain under a pseudonym, this is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Seventh printing. Hardcover 8vo with purple cloth-covered boards is in VG+ condition: exceptionally clean & bright, but faded to the top 1/8" all around. Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unfoxed. A strip across the top edge of the ffep has cut out, presumably to delete former owner's name. The unclipped DJ is VG, marred only by small chips at both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm… Read More

NY: Harper, Row, 1971. First American edn. Plath. 8vo, pp., 296. A very good copy in sl worn dj. Author's only published novel.

Harper & Row Publishers, 1971. Hardcover. Acceptable/Very good. First American edition of Sylvia Plath's only novel, published posthumously. The first edition was published in the UK under Plath's pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Correct printed price of $6.95 and date code of 0471 on jacket. In back of the book is a biographical note by Lois Ames with 8 previously unpublished drawings by Sylvia Plath. Front free endpaper missing and a good portion of the pages have underlining or margin markings throughout in pink and blue pen. Else clean. Binding and hinges secure. Publisher's red top stain and deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. Jacket protected in mylar and remains bright. One 1-inch closed tear along top edge near author's name and moderate scuffing to spine ends. Faint soiling to top page edge and top edges of boards as well. Spine ends have started to soften and board corners are scuffed. Slight musty odor to book and some foxing present to fore-edge. Overall, a still a nice copy… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Sylvia Plath. A very presentable copy of the 1971 stated 1st American edition. Solid and VG+ (very light offsetting to the endsheets, light cocking at the binding) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light, inconspicuous staining along the lower-edge of the inside of the jacket. Octavo, biographical notes by Lois Ames, drawings by Sylvia Plath herself. Famously published in London originally (in 1963) under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" and published in New York 8 years later.

1st thus 1966. Faber & Faber - London.. Originally published in 1963 under the psydonym Victoria Lucas & here published for the first time under the name of Plath. VG+. No dustwrapper. .